24 - 25 June 2025
Online & In-Person (London)
CITIES CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT
Connecting cities for a resilient future
Organised by SmartCitiesWorld, a global platform addressing urban challenges, the Cities Climate Action summit is an annual event dedicated to convening cities, local governments ana sub-national representatives to tackle urban climate challenges.
This essential event held during London Climate Action Week is tailored for visionary city leaders, creative policymakers, green finance experts, and cutting-edge technology innovators. The Summit offers prime networking and interaction opportunities, promoting collaboration and innovation for local solutions at global scale.
THE FLAGSHIP CITY-FOCUSED EVENT DURING LONDON CLIMATE ACTION WEEK
Virtual Agenda | 24 June 2025
In-Person | 25 June 2025
Bringing cities together to inspire climate action
The need for collaboration has never been so vital in the face of climate change and our mission is to facilitate positive action to create a more resilient, sustainable future. Take a look below at who we bring together at our leading climate event.
SmartCitiesWorld
The SmartCitiesWorld platform has over 50,000 members from the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Launched in 2023, the Summit is part of SmartCitiesWorld's larger Cities Climate Action Campaign, which includes research, trend programmes, workshops, and ongoing media outreach designed to convene, educate and inspire accelerated climate action.
Cities, Local and Regional Authorities
In 2024 the Summit brought together 630 cities and local governments from across the globe on our virtual and in person days. This is the must-attend event allowing space for cities and sub-national governments wherever they are in their resilience journeys.
Partners
Partnering with organisations like C40 Cities, Resilient Cities Network Connected Places Catapult and the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance, the Summit engages and supports cities and their collaborators in transitioning towards smart, sustainable, resilient, equitable, and prosperous futures for all communities.
Exhibitors
Cities Climate Action Summit ensures to showcase private sector entities who are paving the way in innovative solutions that opens the conversation for city collaboration.
Find out more on how to get involved below.
The Time for Action is Now
Partners
Our ground-breaking Report:
Our ground-breaking Cities Climate Action Trend Report lays the foundation for this event - which analyses 200 cities’ targets, actions and priorities in the fight against climate change. We also build on the work achieved through the SmartCitiesWorld COP26 Charter alongside our recent Cities Climate Action Panel Discussion
Our world-class speakers make the case for a new climate imperative. Our audience provides the network to mobilise best practices for cities worldwide.
Just some of the quotes that City Halls gave us:
"Cities shouldn’t wait for a new optimal technology to emerge in the future to get started because there are already so many ways to get started off the shelf."
Björn Hugosson, Chief Climate Officer, City of Stockholm
"The importance is working with other levels of government, communities and the private
sector as we just can’t do it alone."
Lord Mayor Sally Capp, City of Melbourne
What is unique about the Cities Climate Action Summit?
Different from traditional city events, the Summit seeks to uncover tangible solutions—you will see and hear the latest from leading policymakers, technologists and financiers to learn what is working and what is not working.
The Summit will provide a holistic view of how urban climate action can be achieved at scale.
Why host the Cities Climate Action Summit?
Experts across the globe from the World Bank to the World Economic Forum estimate investment needed to combat the climate crisis surpasses US$90 trillion by 2030.
And cities are at the crossroad for this investment! The Summit will focus on the policy, the finance and the technology to make these investments wisely—to inform city leaders so they can work to serve and protect their citizens
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